Šumperk District

Šumperk District (Czech: okres Šumperk) is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Šumperk.

Šumperk District Okres Šumperk
District
Location in the Olomouc Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′N 16°58′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
Capital	Šumperk
Area [1]
• Total	1,313.06 km2 (506.98 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	119,400
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	78
* Towns	8
* Market towns	0

Administrative division

Šumperk District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Šumperk, Mohelnice and Zábřeh.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold:

Bludov - Bohdíkov - Bohuslavice - Bohutín - Branná - Bratrušov - Brníčko - Bušín - Chromeč - Dlouhomilov - Dolní Studénky - Drozdov - Dubicko - Hanušovice - Horní Studénky - Hoštejn - Hraběšice - Hrabišín - Hrabová - Hynčina - Jakubovice - Janoušov - Jedlí - Jestřebí - Jindřichov - Kamenná - Klopina - Kolšov - Kopřivná - Kosov - Krchleby - Lesnice - Leština - Libina - Líšnice - Loštice - Loučná nad Desnou - Lukavice - Malá Morava - Maletín - Mírov - Mohelnice - Moravičany - Nemile - Nový Malín - Olšany - Oskava - Palonín - Pavlov - Petrov nad Desnou - Písařov - Police - Postřelmov - Postřelmůvek - Rájec - Rapotín - Rejchartice - Rohle - Rovensko - Ruda nad Moravou - Šléglov - Sobotín - Staré Město - Stavenice - Štíty - Sudkov - Šumperk - Svébohov - Třeština - Úsov - Velké Losiny - Vernířovice - Vikantice - Vikýřovice - Vyšehoří - Zábřeh - Zborov - Zvole

Geography

Nový Malín and surrounding landscape

Šumperk District borders Poland in the north. The landscape is mostly hilly and mountainous, and is divided by several river valleys. The territory extends into eight geomorphological mesoregions: Hanušovice Highlands (most of the territory), Hrubý Jeseník (northeast), Golden Mountains (north), Králický Sněžník Mountains (north), Zábřeh Highlands (southwest), Mohelnice Depression (south), Kłodzko Valley (a small part in the west), Upper Morava Valley (a small part in the east), and Nízký Jeseník (a small part in the east). The highest point of the district and of the entire Olomouc Region is the Praděd mountain in Loučná nad Desnou with an elevation of 1,491 m (4,892 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Morava in Moravičany at 243 m (797 ft).

From the total district area of 1,313.1 km² (507.0 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 556.5 km² (214.9 sq mi), forests occupy 639.6 km² (247.0 sq mi), and water area occupies 13.6 km² (5.3 sq mi). Forests cover 48.7% of the district's area.^[1]

The most important river is the Morava, flowing across the district from north to south. Its largest tributaries within the district are the Desná and Moravská Sázava. The largest body of water is Moravičanské Lake with an area of 90 ha (220 acres), which is an artificial lake created by flooding a gravel quarry.^[3] A notable body of water is also the Dlouhé stráně Reservoir.

The Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the east, and the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the south.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 131,968 —     1880 137,243 +4.0% 1890 140,433 +2.3% 1900 140,288 −0.1% 1910 143,110 +2.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 136,633 −4.5% 1930 142,571 +4.3% 1950 102,488 −28.1% 1961 110,156 +7.5% 1970 113,958 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 124,096 +8.9% 1991 125,972 +1.5% 2001 126,355 +0.3% 2011 121,299 −4.0% 2021 116,539 −3.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Šumperk	24,735	28
Zábřeh	13,320	35
Mohelnice	9,782	46
Nový Malín	3,647	27
Rapotín	3,316	14
Libina	3,254	27
Loštice	3,052	12
Bludov	2,996	17
Postřelmov	2,962	10
Hanušovice	2,889	37

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Šumperk District and at least 500 employees are:^[6]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Hella Autotechnik Nova	Mohelnice	2,500–2,999	Manufacture of lighting for the automotive industry
Šumperk Hospital	Šumperk	1,500–1,999	Health care
OP papírna	Olšany	500–999	Manufacture of paper
Dormer Pramet	Šumperk	500–999	Manufacture of cutting tools
Škoda Pars	Šumperk	500–999	Repair and maintenance of rolling stock
TDK Electronics	Šumperk	500–999	Manufacture of ferrites for the automotive industry

Transport

The D35 motorway (part of the European route E442) from Olomouc ends in Mohelnice and further continues as the I/35 road. The I/44 road separates from it and runs across the district to the north.

Sights

Velké Losiny Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[7]

• Velké Losiny Castle
• Paper Mill at Velké Losiny
• Hydroelectric power plant in Třeština

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:^[8]

• Branná
• Mohelnice
• Štíty
• Šumperk
• Dlouhomilov
• Jakubovice
• Palonín
• Třeština

The most visited tourist destinations are the thermal water park in Velké Losiny and Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant.^[9]

Notable people

Main category: People from Šumperk District